Search Results - "Garvey, Mark I."
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The Efflux Pump Inhibitor Reserpine Selects Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains That Overexpress the ABC Transporters PatA and PatB
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-05-2008)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Can a toxin gene NAAT be used to predict toxin EIA and the severity of Clostridium difficile infection?
Published in Antimicrobial resistance & infection control (19-12-2017)“…Diagnosis of infection (CDI) is controversial because of the many laboratory methods available and their lack of ability to distinguish between carriage, mild…”
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Overexpression of patA and patB, Which Encode ABC Transporters, Is Associated with Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-01-2011)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Wiping out MRSA: effect of introducing a universal disinfection wipe in a large UK teaching hospital
Published in Antimicrobial resistance & infection control (19-12-2018)“…Contamination of the inanimate environment around patients constitutes an important reservoir of MRSA. Here we describe the effect of introducing a universal…”
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Impact of a PCR point of care test for influenza A/B on an acute medical unit in a large UK teaching hospital: results of an observational, pre and post intervention study
Published in Antimicrobial resistance & infection control (16-07-2019)“…Influenza viruses is a leading cause of acute respiratory infection, placing a significant burden on healthcare. To reduce hospital transmission, patients…”
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The value of the infection prevention and control nurse led MRSA ward round
Published in Antimicrobial resistance & infection control (12-03-2019)“…Meticillin-resistant (MRSA) is prevalent in most parts of the world. The study took place at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) a UK tertiary referral…”
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Waterborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa transmission in a hematology unit?
Published in American journal of infection control (01-04-2018)“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important nosocomial pathogen that commonly colonizes hospital water supplies, including in taps and sinks. We report the…”
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Decontamination of an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator Contaminated With Mycobacterium chimaera
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-10-2017)“…Water samples taken from extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) devices used at University Hospitals Birmingham yielded high total viable counts (TVCs)…”
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Early observations on the impact of a healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccination programme at a major UK tertiary centre
Published in The Journal of infection (01-07-2021)“…•The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to the rapid development of multiple vaccines which have been rolled out…”
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A Year in the Life of a Contaminated Heater-Cooler Unit With Mycobacterium chimaera?
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-06-2017)“…OBJECTIVE Heater-cooler units (HCUs) have been shown to be a source of Mycobacterium chimaera infections. For the past year, weekly water samples have been…”
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pQEB1: a hospital outbreak plasmid lineage carrying bla KPC-2
Published in Microbial genomics (01-09-2024)“…While conducting genomic surveillance of carbapenemase-producing (CPE) from patient colonisation and clinical infections at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth…”
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Observations of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern B.1.1.7 at the UK's largest hospital trust
Published in The Journal of infection (01-10-2021)“…•SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern B.1.1.7, with increased transmissibility, was identified in the UK in October 2020.•We report our observations of B.1.1.7 in…”
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Details of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections at a major UK tertiary centre
Published in The Journal of infection (01-06-2021)“…•There remains uncertainty surrounding reinfection with SARS-CoV-2.•The ‘second wave’ of transmission in the UK offered an opportunity to examine this.•We…”
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Mouth care matters – A HAP prevention strategy
Published in The Journal of infection (01-09-2021)“…•Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) is the most prevalent healthcare associated infection in the UK, placing a significant burden on healthcare with an…”
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Engineering waterborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa out of a critical care unit
Published in International journal of hygiene and environmental health (01-08-2017)“…To describe engineering and holistic interventions on water outlets contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the observed impact on clinical P. aeruginosa…”
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Medicinal plant extracts with efflux inhibitory activity against Gram-negative bacteria
Published in International journal of antimicrobial agents (01-02-2011)“…Abstract It was hypothesised that extracts from plants that are used as herbal medicinal products contain inhibitors of efflux in Gram-negative bacteria…”
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The Effect of Universal Decolonization With Screening in Critical Care to Reduce MRSA Across an Entire Hospital
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-04-2017)“…OBJECTIVE To describe the effect of universal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) decolonization therapy in a large intensive care unit (ICU) on…”
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Natural and synthetic compounds such as trimethoprim behave as inhibitors of efflux in Gram-negative bacteria
Published in Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (01-06-2010)“…Objectives We hypothesized that small heterocyclic or nitrogen-containing compounds could act as RND efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs). To ascertain possible EPIs,…”
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Reduction in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation: impact of a screening and decolonisation programme
Published in Journal of infection prevention (01-11-2016)“…Patients in care homes are often at ‘high risk’ of being methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonised. Here we report the prevalence of MRSA,…”
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Outbreak of clonal complex 22 Panton–Valentine leucocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Published in Journal of infection prevention (01-09-2017)“…Aims: We describe the investigation and control of a nosocomial outbreak of Sequence Type (ST) 22 MRSA containing the Panton–Valentine leucocidin (PVL) toxin…”
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